Chapter 337: Q&A (1/2)

LUO YAN stared at the female NPC crying like the whole world had wronged her. He was expecting that she would finally come clean to them, but she just continued to shake her head. He was truly expecting that after that much stimulation, this NPC would definitely start talking and tell them everything they needed to know. But it seemed that wasn't the case.

Or perhaps, there was something stopping her from telling them everything.

So, to confirm that, Luo Yan asked, ”Is it possible that there's something preventing you from talking about what happened to Finnea?”

The female NPC was startled but slowly nodded.

As expected, Luo Yan's guess was correct. If she could nod as an answer to a question related to Finnea, that meant that even though she couldn't talk about what happened to her, she could still answer this way. And that was more than enough.

”Then I will be asking you questions possibly related to what happened to Finnea. You only have to nod or shake your head.”

The NPC was obviously surprised by his suggestion. But through her sobs and tears, she still nodded.

”Okay. But first, can you tell me your name?” Luo Yan asked.

It's probably not that important but he believed that he could establish rapport with her that way. Thus, making it easier for her to answer all his questions honestly.

The NPC seemed to hesitate, but at the end, she still said, ”A-Alicia. Alicia is my name.”

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Luo Yan nodded. ”Good. Now, Alicia, did you ask Finnea to go on a mission with you which led to her being cursed?”

Unexpectedly, Alicia shook her head.

Luo Yan stared at her. She was still crying but she was no longer bawling her eyes out unlike earlier. He was wondering if she's lying. Because he really thought she was the one who asked Finnea to do that mission with her. But logically speaking, someone so distraught as her over the mention of the possible danger that the son of a dead friend could encounter if she didn't talk wouldn't really lie at this critical moment. So, he decided to work on the assumption that she was telling the truth.

”Then the one who asked for Finnea's help, were they also a member of Crimson Corps?”

Alicia nodded.

”Are they a man?”

There was a complicated look on Alicia's face, as if she was not sure how to answer that. Luo Yan thought of why she would be showing that expression. Then he quickly understood that this person was probably of different race. If she nodded to that question, he might misunderstand it and think that she was referring to a human male. Which could only mean that this person was an important key to what happened back then.

”Are they a male from another race?” he asked again.

This time, Alicia nodded profusely.

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There were a bunch of races here in Arcadia. So, he could only start with the three most basic aside from the human race. ”Is he a beastkin?”

Alicia shook her head.

”An elf?”

This time, she nodded. Well, that was easy enough.

”Is he still a member of Crimson Corps?”

Alicia shook her head once again.

”Did he leave the Corps soon after what happened to Finnea?”

A nod.

Luo Yan fell into a deep thought, carefully analyzing things. A male elf who was a former member of Crimson Corps. He was the one who asked Finnea to join him for this mission and then left soon after what happened. Considering that Alicia couldn't directly talk about him, it was clear that he was the one who made that possible.